Leonardo da Vinci painting “The Last Supper” is the famous magnum opus in “High Renaissance”. And different with the other “The Last Supper” he uses a brand new overall management which let the Jesus and his disciples sit together both in the face of the audience. The Jesus sit in the center of the table and his disciples separate on both side of him‚ the window behind the Jesus reflect the light on the Jesus which stand out him with other people. All his disciples were the symmetric distribution
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their personal place in society. When a child is grinded down by their family‚ or the dominant culture‚ the road to achieving self-identity is accompanied with enormous obstacles to overcome. Maya Angelou’s amazing and enthralling experiences in “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” show her hard life growing up as a black girl from the South during the 1930s. Among the hardships are things known as "cages". "Cages" are things that keep people from succeeding in life and doing things they want to do
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Chapter Two: The Absent Meanings in Chaotic Iraqi Women’s life in Absent: War marks everyday Iraqi life for the past thirty years. Internal wars and then wars with the neighboring countries‚ especially Iran after its 1979 Islamic revolution‚ have marked the rhythm of existence in the world’s oldest civilization. The interference of the hegemonic United States‚ that controls hegemonic ideology and discourse of power‚ on Saddam Hussein’s behalf in the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–88 empowered the new president
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North High School Summer Reading Grade 11 Students who are lifelong readers become more successful in their academic classes as well as in their careers after graduation. People who read well also write better‚ have larger vocabularies‚ score higher on tests‚ and communicate more effectively. In order to help promote a joy of reading‚ each student at North High will choose one book from the following list: books are organized by genre; we suggest parents and students together select thoughtfully and carefully from the
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surprising when I read “What You Pawn I Will Redeem: Noon” by Sherman Alexie (Perkins 31). “I grew up in Spokane‚ moved to Seattle‚” (Perkins 31) is the author’s life as well as the main character in the story. It did not surprise me that the main character and the author had similar paths in life. I questioned while reading‚ and still do‚ how much of the story is real. Mr. Alexie’s experiences must have shown him many of the things that happened in the story in reality and/or to him personally. I was so
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Kenya is a country in the continent of Africa‚ on the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa. This country has land on both sides of the equator. This report is going to tell you all about this fascinating country. Jambo (Hello)‚ and we can begin our safari (journey). "Jambo" and "safari" are Kiswahili words‚ one of the languages of Kenya. Kenya is about two times the size of Nevada. It’s slightly smaller than Texas and slightly larger than California‚ our 2nd and 3rd largest states respectively. The
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In Chapter 11 Dr. Brand defined true rehabilitation. He said that it is to “partner in the task of restoring dignity to a broken spirit.”(Brand 159) He states that rehabilitation wasn’t something he had learned in medical school‚ but something he learned after having traveled the world‚ and establishing Karigiri. Dr. Brand reflected on rehabilitation and wrote that true rehabilitation comes as his sense of hubris was stripped‚ and as he realized that he could not save patients. While he could repair
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Assignment 2 Problems for Chapter 11 1. The residents of Vegopia spend all of their income on cauliflower‚ broccoli‚ and carrots. In 2010‚ they buy 100 heads of cauliflower for $200‚ 50 bunches of broccoli for $75‚ and 500 carrots for $50. In 2011‚ they buy 75 heads of cauliflower for $225‚ 80 bunches of broccoli for $120‚ and 500 carrots for $100. a. Calculate the price of each vegetable in each year b. Using 2010 as the base year‚ calculate the CPI for each year (use 100 heads of cauliflower
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For my realistic fiction book talk‚ I read “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han. I read this book because it was recommended to me by a friend‚ and by the summary presented in the novel‚ it seemed very interesting to me. The realistic setting in this story takes place in the contemporary time period‚ at the beach house at Cousins Beach‚ Rhode Island. The main character is Isabel (Belly) Conklin‚ a 16 year old girl who just wants to have a perfect summer with the least drama as possible. The
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Humor acts as as a remedy for Jackson Jackson and other characters‚ as they find relief during situations of negativity. In the short story‚ What You Pawn I will Redeem‚ the author‚ Sherman Alexie‚ uses humor often when talking about Indian stereotypes and in ironical situations. Alexie uses humor ironically through his characters to show how they can get passed through harsh moments with laughter. An example when Alexie’s character‚ Jackson Jackson used humor in this story was when he was
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